[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 1 (Thursday, January 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 99-100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-33053]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing with the Commission, 
Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedures for 
Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

December 26, 2002.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2207-009.
    c. Date Filed: December 18, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Mosinee Paper Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Mosinee Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Wisconsin River in the town of Mosinee, 
Marathon County, Wisconsin. The project does not utilize lands of the 
United States.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeff Verdoorn, Mosinee Paper Corporation, 
100 Main Street, Mosinee, Wisconsin. 54455 (715) 693-2111.

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    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, [email protected], (202) 
502-6093.
    j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, State, and local 
agencies and Indian tribes with jurisdiction and/or special expertise 
with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the 
preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to 
request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing 
comments described in item k below.
    k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: February 16, 2003.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's rules of practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
    Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency 
status may be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Website at 
(http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-filing link.
    m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. Description of Project: The existing Mosinee Project consists 
of: (1) Three dam sections spanning between bedrock islands; (2) a 
1,277-acre reservoir; (3) a powerhouse with an total installed capacity 
of 3,050-kilowatts and (4) appurtenant facilities. The applicant 
estimates that the average annual generation is 23,680 megawatthours.
    o. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. 
Enter the docket number excluding the three digits in the docket number 
field to access the document. For assistance, call (202) 502-8222 or 
for TTY (202) 502-6157. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
Sec.  106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    Note: The above paragraph initiating consultaion with the SHPOs may 
be unnecessary if that language was included in the pre-filing notice 
requesting preliminary terms and conditions.
    q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application should 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

Issue Deficiency Letter--February 2003
Issue Acceptance Letter--May 2003
Issue Scoping Document for Comments--June 2003
Request Additional Information--August 2003
Issue Scoping Document 2 for Comments--September 2003
Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis--March 2004
Notice of the availability of the EA--September 2004
Ready for Commission's decision on the Application--December 2004

Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission 
no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for 
environmental analysis.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-33053 Filed 12-31-02; 8:45 am]
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